Sunday, July 11, 2010

Crowd Sourced Parking Spots

Open SpotOpen Spot is a new Google Labs application for Android phones. The application is a Google Maps crowd-sharing application to help drivers find parking spots.

The idea is that drivers who are leaving parking spots can use Open Spot to share their parking space with people who are searching for parking. The application uses a gaming element to encourage users to share free parking spots. The more open spots you mark, the more parking 'karma points' you'll get.

Open Spot requires Android 2.0 or higher and is currently only available in the US, Canada, and the Netherlands.

Also See

PrimoSpot - Primo Spot is a map of free on-street parking spots in Manhattan and Brooklyn

Best Parking - a Google Map that helps drivers find parking garages and lots in NYC